Sport shirt



Aug. 26, 1941. M LESSER 2,254,076

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1 Claim.

This invention relates to wearing apparel and particularly to an improved sport shirt, an object being to provide a construction which will present a neat pleasing appearance when buttoned.

Another object of the invention is to provide a sport shirt having a collar and extension therefrom which willpresent a pleasing appearance when the shirt is, in use with the collar part of the shirt open.

Another object of the invention is to provide a sport shirt wherein the collar is provided with integral extensions arranged to underlap the front sections of the shirt as well as the sections adjacent the collar opening for providing a reinforcing and padded structure which functions to cause the outer part of the garment to be smooth and uniform in appearance.

In the accompanying drawings- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a sport shirt disclosing an embodiment olf the invention, the same being illustrated on a figure;

Fig. 2 is a view of the sport shirt shown in Fig. l spread out and viewed from the interior;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional View through Fig. 2 approximately on the line 3-3;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view through Fig. 2 on the line 4 4;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional View through Fig, 2 on the line 55; v

Fig. 6 is a view showing the patterns of the collar, collar extensions, inner strip of the front of the shirt, and the sleeve.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, I indicates the sport shirt as a whole, which is provided with sleeves 2 and 3 and a body 4 having front sections 5 and 6 and a back section l. The sleeves 2 and 3 are shown as short sleeves but if desired they could be made long without departing from the spirit of the invention. When these sleeves are inserted into the body the edges are caused to overlap as indicated by the numeral 8 in Fig. 5 and a blinding tape 9 is positioned to straddle the overlapped par-ts. A line of stitching I secures all these parts together, thereby presenting a strong and neat structure. After this has been done a nishing seam II is provided.

The back 1 extends upwardly and is provided with an upper top edge I2 forming part of the neck opening. Also the upper end of the back is provided with shoulder extensions I3 and I4 as shown in Fig. l which meet the upper edges of the front panel sections and 6 to which 55 Vthey are stitched by suitable lines of stitching.

The front sections 5 and 6 are adapted to overlap and be removably connected by suitable buttons or other suitable disengageable means I5.

The collar I6 is connected to the adjacent parts of the front sections 5 and 6 and to the back 'I at the neck portion I2 by suitable lines of stitching. The collar I5 is provided with a rear collar section I'I stitched to the front collar section I3 by suitable lines of stitching. The front collar section I8 merges into extensions I9 and 20 as shown in Fig. 6. These extensions form what may be termed lapel portions 2I and 22 and lapel extensions 23 and 24. The lapel extensions are substantially V-shaped as shown in Fig. 6. Tackings 25 and 26 connect the points or apexes 21 and 28 to the backV 'I near the arm openings as shown in Fig. 2. By reason o-f this construction the front or outer surface of the collar IB forms a continuous smooth surface downwardly to the respective inner panels 29 and 30, which are secured to the extensions I9 and 23 by suitable lines' of stitching 3| and 32. The outer edges of the panels 29 and 33 are connected by respective lines of stitching 33 and 32 tothe front vertical edges of the sections 5 and 5 while their inner edges are left unstitched.

When the sport shirt is open as shown in Fig. 2 the collar I6 merges into the extensions I9 and 23 and presents a very pleasing appearance. When the shirt is in use and the first button or two` are unfastened and the parts thrown back, the extensions I9 and 251 will be seen to a large extent and present a finished appearance to the shirt at and adjacent the neck portion thereof. In addition, when the shirt is buttoned as shown in Fig. 1 the extensions AI9 and 23 form reinforcing and padded members adjacent the collar opening beneath the sections 5 and 6 and part of the shoulder extensions I3 and I4, whereby a smooth'uniform appearance is provided. The respective lines of stitching 33 and 34 eX- tend along the outer edges of the extensions I9 and 2B, as well as around the outer edges of the collar I5. As shown in Fig. 3, the inner edge portions of the members I9 and 2i) are loose or free from the front sections but provide a limited stiffening action for the front of the shirt, whereby it will hang properly when open and also present a pleasing appearance when closed as shown in Fig. 1. In addition, there is provided a lining 35 in back of the panels 29 and'Sil and also in back of the extensions I9 and 25 and between the collar I6 and the collar section I1, whereby a desired firmness is secured which will hold the,

parts in their desired position even though the material used may be Very flexible.

I claim:

A sport shirt including a back formed with a central top edge and a pair of straight shoulder edges extending from the top edge to the sides of the back, a pair of front sections having straight front edges, said front sections being connected along one of their respective edges with the side edges of said back, said back and front sections being formed with arm openings, and a collar connected to said back and front sections at the top thereof, said collar having a projection at each end, said projections extending along the inner edges to the front sections to form reinforcing panels acting as interior supports for the front sections when the shirt is in use, one edge of the respective projections being stitched to the front sections along their respective edges and one end of the respective projections extending along said shoulder edges and tacking for connecting one corner of the respective extensions to the front section at said shoulder edges near said arm openings.

MURRAY LESSER. 

